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De Jour of the Week (10/20/09)
10/20/09 My dad was never very big on compliments. I know this could sometimes drive my mom crazy, but it didn’t really affect me. Nevertheless, my mom felt it was necessary for my dad and I to connect...
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It's Time to Talk
“Hey Dad, whatcha doing?” Look at him, sitting on the couch, watching football. It’s like he’s not different at all – but I know better. “Not much, watching football.” Oh Dad, what’s happened to you?...
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De Jour of the Week (7/5/10)
In middle school we were given ‘agendas’ or weekly schedule-keeper-thingies. In the margins of these I’d write nonsense notes to friends, actual class notes/things about homework, and sometimes poems...
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Happy Birthday(s)!!!!
October is a busy month with my family for birthdays – a cake-tastic month! Happy birthday to my mom’s mom, brother, pops and the lady (aka my mom). The bro!! The mom!! The mom’s mom!!! (With the bro...
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Weekly Wacko (53)
Parenthood/Parent Trap Recently a relative (and friend) had a widdle, tiny, awww, baby. CONGRATULATIONS! This reminded me of a rambling note I wrote to my parents a few years ago. Thankfully my mom has...
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Weekly Wacko (60)
Talk to Myself, Sing to Myself, Go Crazy All By Myself I wrote before about my brilliant camping strategy – who needs a tent when you have a mini-van and a short body? One morning, I’m not sure if my...
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Happy Birthday to … Dad
October is a big birthday month in my family. I decided to do a little post for some of the birthday boys and girls I know. I remember my dad telling this story – and I may not have it 100% right, but...
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Happy (Belated) Clone Creation Day!
This is one of my favorite stories about my dad. Here are a few other stories about the pops. Now for another fun pops story … Happy Clone Creation Day! In the 7th grade my dad and I made a habit of...
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Grandpa
Earlier this week my paternal grandfather passed away, which is sad but not entirely unexpected. At first the plan was for some of the grandkids to tell stories at the memorial but that has been...
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Attn: Ellen (8/13/14)
Front Back (apologies for my handwriting!) The text of the postcard is Dear Ellen, Is it just me, or does this statue of Lincoln have the exact same expression as my dad has when I ask him in a...
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The Tim Allen Connection
Last week I got an email from Netflix notifying me that Galaxy Quest is now available for instant play. You can bet your blog-reading self that I was happy to read this. Galaxy Quest, in case you...
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Continuing on the Path of the Toast
(Obviously the spoken version deviated a bit, you know, nerves and all that.) An Apology to my Future Potential Children I imagine it might be confusing to listen to me apologize to hypothetical...
View ArticleEasy Praise
This post is a little counter-intuitive, because I’m going to give people reasons to not to say nice things to me, but I think it’s worth saying. I think, in my very short journey into fatherhood, it’s...
View ArticleIs the Fog Beginning to Lift?
The kiddo is approaching 3 months of life, so it’s time for an update from the rambling, scrambling, tired, wired, and foggy brain of dear old pops. Aka, me. My sister had told me about a book she read...
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Dad Strategies, aka Dadegies, Issue #1
Recently I dropped my son off at daycare for his first day there EVER. Woah! First let me say that my wife and I are spoiled: he didn’t start daycare til he was just over 7 months old (fantastic), and...
View ArticleMonth 8, Or Get Up, Come On Get Down With the Sickness
I’ve done it again where I waited a bit to write about month 8 and now month 9 is on my mind (this funny new face he’s making! Oh and he’s doing the … stick your tongue out and … how do you describe...
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Great Sexpectations
The only catchy thing about this post is the title. Here is my alternate title: Laundry, Gender-Based Household Chore Expectations, and Other Such Trifling Concerns. A while ago I read a blog post (I...
View ArticleMonth 10, or Stand Up And Make Your Voice Heard!
The little monster, aka the mook, aka the kook mook, aka the mook riot, aka my son, and my wife are currently … AWAY. WHAT!? My wife and the kiddo are going to have their first night without dad there...
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12 Months, or Words, Cupcakes, Kids and Giggles
First of all, I’d highly recommend the song Hands Down by The Greeting Committee. I’m listening to that while writing this. 12 months. ONE YEAR OLD. I said that a number of times to my son after his...
View Article18 Months or, FIRST STEPS!
You know what, friendos? I’ve been bamboozled. Today is the time change day and my wife and I were straight up tricked by our surprising little offspring. We woke up to a cry and I looked at my phone,...
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